New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-13
SPARKS THE ONE TO "GO."
HIS QUARREL WITH THE SECRETARY.
THE DOUGHTY GENERAL" PROMISES A SPEEDY
REPLY TO Mr.. LAMAR


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNE1
WASHINGTON Nov H." Sparks must CO. mat
was the subject of Washington d'pa'ch Priii'eu Ill
THE TRIBINE some three weeks ago WIN an ihuih't
ton that 1t would be officially" denied. ii was 30
denied tbe next day. II was stated in substance that
repeated violations by General sparks OF the decs-
Ions Of his superior officer secretary LAMAR had pro-
ducod condition OF affairs In the Interior department
which had become intoIcrablc. 1t was understood
at that time that the President had agreed that
sparL,'s resignation should be demanded. on pre-
vious occasions the General" appealed to the Presi
dent with some effect. 1t was known at that time to
TurTnIpIxr pendent that the straw which would
break the camcs back the one so tcrScy described
in Secretary Lamar's letter published to-uay' Inc
letter Is long. but I'm this case proxny Is virtue vi
course It Will be the Commissioner and not the sec
retarv who Will 60" and both Of them know It. The
letter was not until after Mr. Lamar had dis
cussed the with tho President and, II Is under
stood not until after a Cabinet discussion. III there
had been any doubt about the result the letter never
would have been given to the public, would It have
been addressed by Mr. Lamar TO his suDOiuhate IN
stead of to his superior Even Sparks must have tho
wit TO perceive and understand its true meaning Some
;rancous facts may have been taken Into consider
alton For example, the doughty "Gencraf appears
TO have bcevcd-indecd, openly to have Doastcu-
that Sparks could get along better without inc Hh-
stratiJn than the Administration could without
sparks Again, the Generals" brother was reported
in q published interview time ago az saying That
the ought to resign, a. he couh not re-
form the public land service while that brlpc taer'
LAMAR remained at the head OF the lntoiso Depart
ment.
Several months ago there bitter controversy
between Sparks and Controller Durham about the pay
mcnt OF certain suspicious surveying claims 10y Inc
latter I'm which l,On :. Bi-scl and cN congressman
Thompson, of Kentucky, and ii ff OF ohip "'ir h'T
estcd a. attorneys for the claimants. In 'hhr con
trovcrsy Sparks probably was right -
VIII sparks refuse to resign Wei, no, hatuiy lie
has kept his bed for the past two days nndcf pea
of illness lie declined 10 discuss the matter day
for publication. but remarked rather savagry I" a
friend that he probably would have something I" say
ON Monday some the pOlitcal gossip- viii have II
that the citing rid Of Sparks al this tne j. part of
the plan to transfer Mr.. Was Ia the Interior Ifparb
mcnt when Mr.. Lamar Il promoted 10 INC supreme
Court bench There may be something In THIS, be
cause II has long been known 10 some OF VIZ Was
trlcus that ne REGARDED General Sparks A. an ohJrc
tioualc officer Tho fact that Secretary Lamar ana
tne Postmaster General IN conference with the
PRESIDENT Yesterday also lends color to this view ~
the matter Sparks las succeeded In mailing himself
extremely unpopular In Washington a. wei a III TIE
pulir land and Territories OF the west anu nc
re-, ewes liifIc sympathy If Mr.. Was J. 10 bo on
Tho bll-Nlcc Pre- dental candidate OF cpure"- u l.
with The hone that VIII strengthen Tho TICKET
n Wisconsin, and Minnesota II f. not unfair 10 pre-
surc thcrcfnrc that his removal this time J. In part
a political scheme for the benefit OF cleveland ana
rrt,rm. sparks f. no better. nor Is he any worse
than ne wa, wien De- induced Oh" President 10 over
rule one Of Secretary Iamars decisions I'" months